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AT&T says its mobile 5G network is already live in 12 U.S. cities and that it will officially launch services on Friday. But there’s a catch: 5G won’t be available to just anyone in those cities, at least not at first. The operator will make its 5G “puck” hot spot device available to “select businesses [...]The post AT&T to launch mobile 5G in 12 cities on Friday appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

June 29th, 2007, a day of infamy in the world of telco’s. On that day, the vestiges of “walled gardens” and premium data services crumbled like the Berlin wall did 16 years earlier. On that last Friday of June, the iPhone was first released in the U.S. by AT&T. While it would take over a [...]The post The edge internet: Balancing the market power in the mobile internet value chain (Reality Check) appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

The Chinese vendor also urged governments to show clear evidence of alleged security threats Chinese vendor Huawei announced plans to invest $2 billion over the next five years to focus on cybersecurity, international press reported the company’s rotating chairman Ken Hu as saying this week at a press conference. Hu said that most of the [...]The post Huawei to invest $2 billion in cybersecurity over the next five years appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

TIM also signed an agreement with LG to foster 5G development Italian carrier Telecom Italia (TIM), together with Nokia, says it has completed full coverage of the republic of San Marino with 5G technology. The coverage has now been increased to 99% of the territory via the installation of 8 macro sites with 3.5 [...]The post TIM, Nokia complete full 5G coverage in San Marino appeared first on RCR Wireless News.

CFIUS, DoD, DoJ and DHS all OK Sprint, T-Mobile US merger Working to close the mega-merger in the first half of 2019, Sprint and T-Mobile US this week gained key approvals from a number of federal oversight bodies. The $26 billion deal would give the combined carrier–dubbed the New T-Mobile–a customer base of around 100 [...]The post Proposed Sprint/T-Mobile US mergers gets key approvals appeared first on RCR Wireless News.